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The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago before the Fire (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Ann Durkin Keating; is a biography available to read on EtoBox.

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When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearborn, it had no streets, no sidewalks, no schools, no river-spanning bridges. And with two hundred disconnected residents, it lacked any sense of community. In the decades that followed, not only did Juliette witness the city’s transition from Indian country to industrial center, but she was instrumental in its development.<br> <br> Juliette is one of Chicago’s forgotten founders.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Ann Durkin Keating;
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Published
2019
Language
EN
ISBN
9780226664521
Category
biography
Subjects
Historical Fiction, Memoir, History
Updated
2026-03-25

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